Johnny Marr, the former guitarist of The Smiths, has suggested that he'll be blocking Donald Trump from using the iconic Manchester band's music at his political rallies.
Marr's comment came in the wake of learning via X that the team behind the former US President, who's once again campaigning for the Republican Party nomination in this year's election, used The Smiths' Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want at a rally in South Dakota last year. The Smiths’ music was also reportedly used at various Trump rallies in recent months, including one held in New Hampshire this week.
After a user on X posted footage from the South Dakota rally, Marr responded by posting, “Ahh…right…OK. I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass. Consider this shit shut right down right now.”
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want is a Morrissey/Marr co-write, and originally featured as the B-side to the quartet's 1984 single William, It Was Really Nothing.
Marr is the latest in a long line of musicians who've objected to Trump and his campaign team using their songs at public events. The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, Queen, and the estates of Prince and Tom Petty have all been vocal about distancing themselves from the right-wing politician's beliefs. Some artists have gone as far as to issue Trump's cease-and-desist orders to Trump's people. Whether Marr will do the same has yet to be revealed.
Smiths frontman Morrissey has not commented on Trump's use of the song.
Ahh…right…OK. I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass. Consider this shit shut right down right now. https://t.co/M6eYROedOyJanuary 23, 2024
